Chicago - Chicago At The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts Washington D.C. 16/9/1971 (7835287) 4 LP Set

Chicago was one of the first groups to perform at the Kennedy Center after it opened in September 1971. That historic concert has been newly re-mixed from the original multi-track tapes by Chicago founding member and trumpeter Lee Loughnane and engineer Tim Jessup and will debut in an upcoming collection from Rhino.

This 26-track live 4LP collection was recorded on September 16, 1971, about a week after the John. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opened in the nation’s capital. For more than 50 years, the concert has remained unreleased except for the performance of “Goodbye,” which debuted in 2018 on Chicago: VI Decades Live.

The show explores all three studio albums that Chicago released since their 1969 debut. The songs span a range of styles, underscoring the band’s ability to blend genres seamlessly. There are rockers (“25 Or 6 To 4” and “I’m A Man”), ballads (“Colour My World” and “Beginnings”), jazz-influenced tracks (“Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”), and extended song suites (“Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon” and “It Better End Soon.”)

1. Tune Up & Band Introduction
2. Dialogue
3. Loneliness Is Just A Word
4. In The Country
5. Poem For The People
6. A Hit By Varèse
7. A Song For Richard And His Friends
8. Lowdown
9. Goodbye
10. Beginnings
11. Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon
12. Make Me Smi
13. So Much To Say, So Much To Give
14. Anxiety’s Moment
15. West Virginia Fantasies
16. Colour My World
17. To Be Free
18. Now More Than Ever
19. Fancy Colours
20. Saturday In The Park
21. Mother
22. It Better End Soon
23. 1st Movement
24. 2nd Movement (Flute Solo)
25. 3rd Movement (Guitar Solo)
26. 4th Movement (Preach)
27. 5th Movement
28. I’m A Man
29. Free
30. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Free Form Intro)
31. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
32. 25 Or 6 To 4